Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Judge says Palmdale elections unfair to blacks, Latinos”
“Holder’s Move Against Texas Could Send The Voting Rights Act Back To The Supreme Court”
Here’s the DOJ’s Filing Asking for Bail In
“The Justice Department’s voting rights gambit, and what it means”
Aaron Blake dives in.
“White House denies Rick Perry’s ‘end-run’ allegation on Voting Rights”
Dallas News: “The White House pushed back this afternoon against allegations from Texas Republicans that the Justice Department is overreaching its authority by trying to reimpose preemptive U.S. oversight of Texas elections.”
Is There A Jurisdictional Problem with A Bail-In Request in Texas?
Michael Ellement emails:
I enjoyed your post today on General Holder’s comments regarding a bail in of Texas. I am curious though on your thoughts about the court’s jurisdiction in the case, and the possibility of the bail in. Section… Continue reading
“NC Senate approves GOP-backed election changes”
AP:
The Republican-dominated North Carolina Senate gave preliminary approval Wednesday to sweeping election law changes, including requiring voters to present photo ID at the polls and shortening early voting by a week.
The bill was approved in a 32-14 party-line… Continue reading
Elmendorf and Spencer: “New Tools for ‘Bail In’: Using the Geography of Discrimination to Reconstruct VRA Preclearance, Judicially”
Here’s a guest post from Chris Elmendorf and Doug Spencer:
New Tools for “Bail In”: Using the Geography of Discrimination to Reconstruct VRA Preclearance, Judicially
Chris Elmendorf, UC Davis School of Law
Doug Spencer, University of Connecticut School of Law… Continue reading
“Preclearance Without Statutory Change: Bail-In Suits Post-Shelby County”
Michael Ellement has posted this (extremely timely) draft on SSRN (forthcoming Yale Law and Policy Review Online). Here is the abstract:
This short piece analyzes the potential for bail-in suits under Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act, following the… Continue reading
Will Baude on DOJ’s Bail-In Announcement
Baude:
One thing I’d add, though: Hasen seems to assume that if Texas is bailed in and the case goes to the Supreme Court, Justice Kennedy will be the marginal vote. But supporters of bail-in might also want to… Continue reading